Builders;
Builder ‘Davie Dog’ is going to up the ante on Chas. Charlie by going for one of Dan Weseman’s new billet cranks with a Gen 2 bearing hub installed. He is going to choose to have a new gear on his crank. He is going to get a Clarks failsafe gear, installed by Clarks on a new cam, just as Chas. did. Deciding on a new Crank isn’t an impulse buy, so builders should study the information on it closely by reading the page for it on Dan’s site at the link below:
http://flywithspa.com/corvaircomponents/newcorvaircrankshaft.html
Although I have the price info here, Dan would like builders choosing a new crank to look at the package he has put together for the cranks. The primary structural strength increase in these cranks comes from having radiuses that are very large by Corvair standards. These radius need the bearings to be inspected for fit and the connecting rods to be clearanced to match. Dan is offering to take care of both of these tasks for builders selecting a new crank for a modest charge. If you look at his webpage there is a package listed at $3,100, but that price includes bearings and connecting rods and labor. To keep with the comparative format we are using here I am going to break down Dan’s price because we want to see the comparison without involving the rods yet. The information here will provide a fairly accurate cost comparison for builders.
Also to be noted is that the crank price of $2,450 with the new gear on is to allow the crank to be utilized in several different types of engines. In reality, Every Billet crank Dan has done has been delivered with the Gen 2 bearing hub installed. Dan pictures that almost every billet crank he delivers will go to the builder this way. Although the crank could have a Gen 1 bearing put on it, or be put in a car for that matter, I will give the price comparison at the end assuming the builder is going to have Dan install a Gen 2 hub so that it is a more direct comparison to the engine built by ‘Chas. Charlie.’
( CC stands for Clarks Corvair parts, SR stands for Summit Racing, ELS stands for Ebay Larry’s Corvair parts, and ECA stands for Ebay California Corvair parts.)
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Crank group (1000)
1000- Dan Weseman Billet crank. ( $2,250)
1001- Crank gear (new, $200, installed in crank processing)
1002- Crank gear key (Included in crank prep)
1003- Crank gear gasket (Included in crank prep)
1004- Rear keys -2-(CC-#5858, $1.50, $3)
1005- Fuel pump eccentric (used, from core engine)
1006- Spacer (used, from core engine)
1007- Bronze distributor drive gear (used, from core engine)
1008- Oil slinger (used, from core engine)
1009- Main bearings (ELS-$88)
1010- Connecting rod bearings (ELS-$59)
Cam group (1100)
1100- Cam ( CC, part 8800, $235 )
1101- Thrust washer (new installed by Clarks, $12.60)
1102- Key (CC-#5858, $1.50)
1103- ‘Fail safe’ Cam gear (CC- $94 + $25 assembly)
1104- Hydraulic lifter set -12 total- (Summitracing.com $2.99each, $36)
1105- Cam lubricant (comes with OT-10 cam)
1106- ZDDP oil additive (SR,$16)
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Case Group (1200)
1200- Case -2 halves with studs- (used, from core engine)
1201- Main case bolts -8- (used, from core engine)
1202- Pipe plugs for oil galleries -2- (used, from core engine)
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